Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-08
THE WESTERNFs'
WI, t,onrossb BIZ in the
Trades ana PROBE

Trades and Probe pHs'
NEW YORK, March 5.-N ''u'o "
NE" -, ya.rs aaW esterners
Ne" Aol 80 80 inferiorI those from
were i'S G.;oms rbev weIregarded as
bombastlc fellows. Durin INC i"'s ~ '"
years the Western man o"' I" ~
swsth in New York, and no" ", d!
,ommon thing to hear PEG III" aus w
ramark in connection W eonA0
ushment that lacks enteree Vh"' "A@'
llsn"sn ,o WesterBlood. In al
most every profession cnauhet -
trade he is conspicuous leu'n oo"
paratively short time the es' n"e So
lo1ol nrofassion SD men as Col.
10 tpS 80 Col Robe G. Ingersoll,
ION U.s. Swavne ldge John f.
njllion. and last, but n ieSst' eA-"o''
George H. hoadly, of Cp. vor
Sor,onstrated hIin the case or a
Deete1 10, rom that ction who came
YOU'VE W. VII a hont a nth ago to seek
10 Ee" o His c0pil would hardly
hle lo t 80 eutticient 10 " two months
haSe Oo tin ge answed innumerable
U9at" .;oo,norts and V!ted q number or
au 81 80 bnusas in hotof securing en-
Dioyment; but all his prts IN thls oifec-
t JIoy .-.ore IN vain. HE3s about to de-
snsir. aud finally waltrylhg 10 coucocC
some wav by whIcfhe coulu secuI o
transportation home, men ne cnahceu 70
go. a nIacs where he wax images or
a aIpaS ~ the famous pple of the country
SUN " .wbihition. tere he was seized
with an idea that rs resulted IN ms
building up paying uslhess anu Witch
promises before Ions 10 De lucrative
He noticed how neIesteo the PEG.
nile were as they viFed the images Oh
such distinguished ersons as YEN
Sherman. Col. Ingerdl and others more
y less famous, whelhls thougnC strucK
MIN: .o.
10 look at wax imses they would GER
tainly pay that or sarger amount to see
the originals. VIII, almost every day L
could show then fifty men whose
names are a holehold word by TAX
ing them to the cridors OF the leading
hotels"
He saw one par of gentlemen evil
IDENTIFY from the co1try very much inter-
ssted in the lmag0f man who can be
seen almost anv Iour of the day in the
corridor of the Eth Avenue Hotel. He
made bold to askhem if they would like
TO have A numbsof flesh and blood dis
tnguished men pinted out to them. They
we're delighted With the idea and i'm
mediatelv starte off with him to visit the
hotel corridors. The young Westerner
had Travelled onsiderably so that he
knew numbepf prominent faces. He
was extremely frtunate this day in meet
Ing number o distinguished men, and
when be got Though with his party was
literally revealed. This inspired him
with cOnfidencl In the practicability Of
his scheme AM he resolved to make a
business of it.
The next day1e had cards printed stat
ing the natureh his business and went
at it in methciical manner. AT first he
looked for his customers from among the
people who vs the place where the wax
images are Exhibited and among the
second-class otels. His business now is
fairly well klown among the hotel en-
pOyes and tits not infrequent for custo-
mers to cOmeto him.
II am now making good deal more
than could as a clerk" said the young
man, land besides think there Is a good
future for me il this business. have not
opened an ofict yet but ! expect to before
long. 1t is oerainly a very interesting
vocation. but t has to be worked in a
systematic manner like all other bust
nesses. You cln only find men around
the hotels In the morning and evening, so
thst during the middle of the day spend
my tme looking up custom. The morn.
ing, though, is decidedly the best time to
h1u nOtables. You can usually find fifty
10 one hundred persons of national repu
tatlon In an hours walk through the
corrldors. good time to see theatrical
people gathered about cafes is late in the
afternoon.
mere are lot Of prominent men who
hnow my business and are generally
"l9uou al certain hours so that l NAV be
CUE 10 point them out. There is a dis
n,nKulsheo Congressman at the Hoffman
!iouse VINO poses regularly every morn
lug anu eVenlngior my customers. lind
sual nearly all the public men like to have
people look at them. Not long ago there
Vas. vas prominent United States Senator
stopping al one OF the hotels and some one
" -IuG nllh aware Of the fact that was
SHn niUlCihg MIN to several customers.
a I ons siy alter tne Senator entrapped me In
sb SUu'ersatlon and began to pump me
,to"l, what my customers had said and
tnousnt ABOUT him. Their remarks had
49, Iou yum piimentary, so told the Senator
s nmS. nsu oeen said. He was delighted
taiS gave me 50 for my trouble. He also
S US me conhdentially that whenever
r ro1 S customers in the hotel and he should
|apd he around m that might send for him
|tjo S t ,e would as matter Of accommoda-
'iG !,ri TO me respond. 49, ~ -
|,yoa aIe theatrical people regard it asan
and nSer n,a advertisement for themselves.
4 m nI in many OF them are very glad to have
|iact thai rVu ! So tnem to my customers. The
<,ho t 'ua. nave the entree INTO nearly ali
s "e iaeatres shows best how V thay an
E6pIy v' q I'm my services. For a business Of
ESuty 4 month, think have done well, ~
eSpect u y yet, IN its infancy. In the fall
EtssIstsnts" it ~ nave ave to employ two or three
3 ect opnosi, W in, course as | prosper l ex-
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